Latin American Government

Type of democracy where citizens elect the legislative body (law-making body) and the law-making body appoints the executive branch

• presidential democracy

• direct democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• autocratic democracy

Type of democracy where citizens vote directly for legislative body (law-making body) and executive branch

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

• absolute democracy

• autocratic democracy

What kind of citizen participation is present in Brazil and Mexico?

• Democracy
• Autocracy
• Oligarchy
• Unitary

What term is described by the following: "a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained power by force"?

• President
• Dictator
• Prime Minister
• Shogun

What type of government is most closely associated with command economies?

• communism

• democracy

• republic

• monarchy

A _____________ is a system of government in which the leader is directly elected by the people.

• communism

• presidential democracy

• parliamentary democracy

In which type of government are citizens likely to elect their leader?

• democracy
• dictatorship
• monarchy
• oligarchy

What type of government allows only one person to have unlimited power?

• Autocratic

• Parlimentary

• Democratic

• Presidential

How are prime ministers in parliamentary democracies different from presidents in presidential democracies?

• Prime ministers have little power, while presidents are the most powerful people in government

• Presidents have executive & legislative powers, while prime ministers only have executive powers.

• Presidents are elected by the people, while prime ministers are chosen by the legislatures.

• The position of prime minister is passed from parent to child, while presidents are elected

Which democracy do the citizens directly elect their leader?

• Parliamentary Democracy

• Presidential Democracy